Window-shade, curtain, and drapery holder



July 6 1926. 1,591,838

' M. J. KMBAS WIilDOW SHADE, "CURTAIN, AND DRAPBRY HOLDER Filed 001;. 18, 1924 m/fusns. lNVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented July 6, 1926.

UNITE MICHAEL J'.- KAIBAS, OF NILES, OHIO.

WINDOV-SHADE, CURTAIN, AND DRAPERY HOLDER.

Application filed October 18, 1924. Serial No. 744,448.

This invention relates to supporting devices, and more particularly to what I term a window shade, curtain and drapery holder. One of the main objects of the invention is 6 to provide means for supporting window shades, curtains and draperies in such manner as to permit adjustment of the effective length thereof and without any necessity.

for providing a hem in the upper end of the draperies and curtains, as is usually done. A further object is to provide as supporting device of this character which presents a neat appearance and can be readily produced and applied at small cost, the dedows of different widths. Further objects will appear from the detail description.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is aperspective front view of the device as applied; I

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device showing the extra set of curtain rods applied;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on line fr-4E of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the manner in which the upper portion of a. curtain to be hung is passed about the curtain rods; v Fig; 6 is a diagram showing how the upper end of the curtain is secured after the rods are moved into operative position.

The device includes two L-shaped brackets 1 each of which is provided with an inwardly extending strip 2, the bracket and the strip being formed of sheet metal cut and bent into proper shape. The strips 2 are disposed in over-lapping relation and are held against movement away from each other by means of keepers 3 which fit snugly about the overlapping portions of the strips and are slidable thereon. This provides a telescoping construction which renders it possible to readily adjust the effective length of the device. Each bracket 1 is provided through the outer end of its outer arm with an opening 1 through which passes a screw stud 4 carried by a plate 5 adjacent one end thereof, this plate being positioned adjacent theinner face of the outer bracket arm. One plate 5 carries a tubular member 6 which is secured to the inner face of the plate in alignment with stud 4 and which receives a rod 7 carried by the other plate in alignment with stud 4 thereof. This provides a rod 8 of telescoping construc- Vice being adjustable to accommodate win-.

tion. A similar rod 9 is supported by the plates 5 adjacent the other ends thereof. The plates 5 cooperate with rods 8 and 9 to provide a telescoping structure which can be adjusted about studs 4: and can be secured in adjustment by means of knobs 10 threaded onto the studs, these knobs serving to lock plates 5 in binding contact with brackets 1 when the knobs are turned up tight 6 against the outer arms of the brackets.

In using the device it is secured in posi tion at the top of a window casing by means of screw hooks a the shanks of which are screwed into the window casing, the outer 7U arms of the hooks being directed upwardly and strips 2 being confined between these outer arms and the casing, the lower edges of the strips resting upon the horizontal arms or shanks of the hooks. This provides simple and efficient means whereby. the device is secured in position and the effective length of the device can be readily adjusted to suit the width of the window. The curtains C which it is desired to suspendin front of the window have their upper portions passed upwardly inside of rod 9 and then downwardly over this rod and inside of rod 7, the plates 5 being turned upwardly so that rod 9 is positioned above rod 7 as indicated in Figure 1. After the curtain has been passed between the rods in this manner plates 5 are turned downwardly into normal position thus wrapping the upper portion of the curtain about the rods in such manner that two layers or thicknesses of the curtain are positioned about rod 7 in superposed relation, as indicated in Figure 6, and a binding effect is produced which serves to effectually secure the curtain about the rods and also to produce the appearance of a hem such as is usually provided at the upper end of a curtain. This provides very simple and eflicient means for securing the curtain in position and, in addition, the curtain can be readily adjusted about the rods when the plates are in raised position so as to ensure that the curtain will hang straight. The brackets 1 are provided with shorter supplemental brackets 11 having suitable openings for reception of the usual, pins provided at the ends of a shade roller, the supporting arms of these supplemental brackets being shorter than the supporting arms of the main brackets so that the shade will be supported adjacent the window casing and inside of the curtains. Where it is desired .to use curtains as well as draperies, i provide a supplemental pair of supporting rods 12 which are of telescoping construction and are supported by end'plates 13 which are rockably supported in the same manner as plates Sby means of screw studs which project through openings 14 provided through brackets 1 for this purpose, these studs receiving securing knobs 15 similar to knobs 10. The screw studs of heads 13 are positioned centrally of the heads but in all other respectsthe construction of the rods lfl and the parts associated therewith, and the use of these rods is similar to the construction and use of rods 7 and 9 and the associated part-s. Vhen using the supplemental rods 12 the curtains can be secured about-these rods, the draperies being secured about rods 7 and 9 in the manner described for securing the curtains.

\Vhat I claim is 1.2'lhe combination with a window construction and a curtain adapted to be hung in trout. of the window construction, of supporting means secured to the window construction adjacent the top thereof, and supporting members'disposed in parallel relation with respect to each other and supported by the supporting means for adjustment about an axis parallel with the supporting members and concentric to one of the supporting members permitting aportion of the curtain to be wrapped around the supporting members and supported in hanging position in front of the window construction.

2. The combination with a window construction and a curtain adapted to be hung in front of the window construction, of supporting means secured to the window construction adjacent the top thereof, supporting members disposed in parallel relation with respect to each other and supported by the supporting means for adjustment about an axis parallel with the supporting members and concentric to one of the supporting members permitting a portion of the curtain to be wrapped around the supporting members and supported in a hanging position in front of the window construction, and means for locking the supporting members in adjusted position.

3. A supporting device of the class described including supporting members, and

a pair of curtain receiving members disposed in parallel relation with respect to each other and supported by the supporting means for adjustment about an axis parallel with the receiving members and concentric to one of the receiving members. if

4-. A supporting device of the class described including supporting members, a pair of curtain receiving members disposed in parallel relation with respect to each other and supported by the supporting means for adjustment about an axis parallel with the receiving membersand concentric to one of the receiving members, and means i'or locking the receiving members in adjusted position.

5. A supporting device of the character described including a pair of brackets, a pair of cooperating curtain supporting rods supported by the brackets for adjustment about an axis concentric to one of the .sup-

7 porting rods.

6. i csupporting device oi the character described including a pair of brackets, a pair of plates, screw studs carried by the plates and extending through the brackets, a pair of cooperating curtaiii-supporting rods carried by and connecting said plates, one of said rods being disposed eo-axially and concentric to the screw studs in parallel relation with respect to the other of said rods, and securing knobs threaded on said studs for adjustment into binding contact with the brackets.

7. The combination with a window construction, of hook members secured to the construction, supporting brackets including inwardly extending portions connected to get-her for longitudinal adjustment relatively to each other and supported by the hook members, means for connecting the inwardly extending portions for longitudinal adjustment relatively to each other, supporting plates, means providing a connection between the supporting plates and the brackets permitting adjustment of the supporting plates concentric to the axis of the connect ing means, and supporting rods carried by the plates in parallel relation with respect to each other and with one of the rods disposed with its longitudinal axis in alignment with the axis of the connecting means.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MICHAEL J. KAIBAS.

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